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Saturday, 5 January 2013

Back in our Jahiliyyah

Text Message Part III

One hundred and something characters break this heartOne fajr two Ramadans passedYou were tiptoeing religiously just like we used to

Back in my jahiliyyah is our once upon a timeBack when we started practicing, rehearsingThe words were foreign on the tongueActing more religious than we felt hopingThis make believe would become reality

There were salaahs prayed for the first timeTruly lifting burdens from our mindsWe were converts into a religion we were born intoOpen ears to our first youtube sheikhSuddenly the pieces fell into placeAn imaan boost after a decade of waiting notDoing as much as we could now

Do you remember that first awkwardMoment of trying to improveIt became natural so soon for our souls
Do you remember reading the fiqh of wudhuBecause you actually cared andSticking your fingers in your ears whenMusic played from cars becauseYou gave it up for AllahLopsided scarves, black socks andEarly morning Quran and mouldy miswaaks

We'd been living on our kneesCrawling but then we finally thoughtTo walk, to run, to live

She was so close to coming tooThings started falling for her tooBut she chose a different placeOh how I wish she would've waitedTeetering steps were short livedYes we'd still buckle and cry and laughBut we found our feet,We found our pathWe found our hearts

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.Surah Al-MaidahAllah the Exalted said, `O son of Adam! If you mention Me to yourself, I will mention you to Myself. If you mention Me in a gathering, I will mention you in a gathering of the angels (or said in a better gathering). If you draw closer to Me by a hand span, I will draw closer to you by forearm’s length. If you draw closer to Me by a forearm’s length, I will draw closer to you by an arm’s length. And if you come to Me walking, I will come to you running.Sahih Al Bukhari“You will never give up something for the sake of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, but Allah will replace it with something that is better for you than it.”Narrated by AhmadSayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash’ari (Allah be pleased with him) reports that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) say: “There will appear people in my Ummah, who will hold adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments to be lawful”Sahih al-Bukhari(there is considered a difference between listening and hearing music , you can look it into that. Just so you know you don't HAVE to put your finger in your ears but there is a hadith where the prophet peace and blessing be upon him does just that)